Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France
E1030085
Château de Ham in Picardy was a significant medieval fortress in northern France, historically associated with prominent noble families and political prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13261182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France Context triple: [Antoinette de Bourbon, birthPlace, Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France]
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Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France
Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France, is a country estate best known as the longtime residence and final home of American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
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B.
Château de Compiègne, France
The Château de Compiègne in France is a historic royal and imperial residence, notably used by French monarchs such as Louis XV and Napoleon I as a hunting lodge and ceremonial palace.
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C.
Château d’Asnières (near Paris, France)
Château d’Asnières is an 18th-century French neoclassical country house near Paris, noted for its elegant architecture and influence on later estate designs.
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D.
Château de Candé, Monts, France
Château de Candé in Monts, France is a historic country estate best known as the venue for the 1937 wedding of former King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
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E.
Château de France
Château de France is a historic Bordeaux wine estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, known for producing both red and white grand vin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France Target entity description: Château de Ham in Picardy was a significant medieval fortress in northern France, historically associated with prominent noble families and political prisoners.
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A.
Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France
Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France, is a country estate best known as the longtime residence and final home of American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
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B.
Château de Compiègne, France
The Château de Compiègne in France is a historic royal and imperial residence, notably used by French monarchs such as Louis XV and Napoleon I as a hunting lodge and ceremonial palace.
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C.
Château d’Asnières (near Paris, France)
Château d’Asnières is an 18th-century French neoclassical country house near Paris, noted for its elegant architecture and influence on later estate designs.
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D.
Château de Candé, Monts, France
Château de Candé in Monts, France is a historic country estate best known as the venue for the 1937 wedding of former King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
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E.
Château de France
Château de France is a historic Bordeaux wine estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, known for producing both red and white grand vin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second French Empire (through Napoleon III)
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Empire of France
political prisoners of the July Monarchy ⓘ |
| bastionOf | royal authority in northern France ⓘ |
| builder | Odon IV of Ham ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Counts of Vermandois
ⓘ
linked to:
Count of Vermandois
French crown ⓘ
linked to:
French Crown
House of Coucy ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | German forces ⓘ |
| demolishedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| departmentNow |
Somme department
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme (department)
|
| eraOfMajorUse |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| escapeEvent | escape of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in 1846 ⓘ |
| fortificationsStrengthenedBy | John of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny ⓘ |
| function | defense of the Somme valley ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French troops ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Picardy ⓘ |
| historicalUse | royal prison in the 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ham, Somme
ⓘ
Picardy ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Somme River ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | town of Ham ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
escape of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte disguised as a workman
ⓘ
imprisonment of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte from 1840 to 1846 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
massive keep
ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
ⓘ
Prince Louis-Napoléon ⓘ
linked to:
Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte
future Napoleon III ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
|
| regionNow | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access routes between Île-de-France and Flanders ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
ⓘ
residence of noble families ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château de Ham, Picardy, Kingdom of France Description of subject: Château de Ham in Picardy was a significant medieval fortress in northern France, historically associated with prominent noble families and political prisoners.
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